Atlantic halibut  (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)

Found in the cold waters of North Atlantic coasts (6), ranging in the Eastern Atlantic from the Bay of Biscay to Spitsbergen, Barents Sea, Iceland and eastern Greenland, and in the Western Atlantic from south-western Greenland and Labrador in Canada to Virginia in the USA (5).

This marine fish usually lives on the ocean floor at depths of around 50 to 2000 m, but occasionally comes closer to the surface (5). Larvae are pelagic, drifting relatively helplessly, but at around 4 cm they migrate to the bottom (3) (4). Young between two and four years live close to the shore, moving into deeper waters as they grow (4).